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Asthma and Allergy “Triggers”

If you have allergies or asthma, you are sensitive to certain triggers. These triggers can set off a reaction in your lungs and other parts of the body. Triggers can be found indoors and outdoors and be simple things like:

Other things may also trigger your asthma or allergies. It’s important to learn which triggers are a problem for you. Then you can learn to avoid them to keep yourself healthy.

Identifying your triggers isn’t always easy. You can experiment with staying away from one suspected trigger at a time and watch yourself to see if you get better. This may show you if a particular trigger was a problem for you. Your doctor may also suggest keeping an asthma diary or having a skin test for allergies.